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Like my associate Sean Whetstone I can see absolutely nothing to commend an end of season ballot for tickets or the tenner a time priority list idea. Sean has made his feeling very clear in another blog on the site but I have just one question beyond what he has already asked of WHUFC. How […]

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Roy Hodgson will name his squad for this month’s England friendlies on March 17th. The Three Lions face a trip to Germany before welcoming Holland to Wembley later this month as they continue their preparations for this summer’s European Championship in France. Speaking last week Hodgson said: “It’s only a couple of weeks now until I […]

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By Sean Whetstone It’s no secret, I am openly pro-club, pro-owners and pro-Olympic Stadium move and I make no excuses over that. I have even been accused by some of being a ‘club stooge’ always toeing the party line and afraid to speak out against the club hierarchy. Well, two things have got my goat recently […]

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David Gold has refused to pull his punches in discussing the amazing win over Everton and Dimi Payet’s part in it. The ‘Upton Park Zinedine Zidane’ suffered the biggest low of his season when ruthlessly challenged by James McCarthy in the first encounter at the Boleyn. That put him out of action for two months […]

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A reminder that West Ham Ladies will be playing Spurs Ladies under the Boleyn Ground lights this evening with a kick off of 7.45pm. Tickets are available for a fiver on the gate with Kids for a quid! Good luck to the girls tonight! Kick-off is at 7.45pm, with entry available through the Betway Stand […]

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West Ham has revealed they will hold a ballot process for the last three home games to played at the Boleyn Ground – but you need to be an Academy member to be eligible to apply. Fifth-placed West Ham play third-placed Arsenal on 9th April at 12.45pm with what appears likely to be the penultimate game against […]

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Michy Batshuayi appears to have pledged his foreseeable future to Olympique Marseille. Batshuayi signed a new contract in January this year in a move that was widely believed to be designed to raise the striker’s asking price up to £30million, with the 22 year old striker now tied to Marseille until 2020. West Ham are […]

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David God has made it clear that Mark Noble, Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio have all well and truly stamped out their England claims this season. Whether Roy Hodgson chooses to include any or all of them in his next squad later this month is one thing but Gold has no doubt that they should […]

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West Ham’s players are in line to share a bonus of at least £7million if they can gatecrash the Champions League places. The Mirror’s Darren Lewis – who yesterday appeared both here and on our ClaretandHugh interview section of  MooreThanJust aPodcast – has revealed the huge financial jackpot the players could  share. He writes: “After […]

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Former Hammer, Sean Maguire has made a perfect start for Cork City by scoring twice at the weekend. The striker was the difference between the two teams as he helped Cork get off to a winning start at home on the first day of the Irish league. “Before the game, I would have taken three points and no […]

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C&H partners MooreThanJustAPodcast spoke to West Ham Ladies Chairman Stephen Hunt ahead of their game against Spurs Ladies at the Boleyn Ground this evening. Stephen tells how the game at the Boleyn Ground came about, how they have already tripled their record home attendance for a West Ham Ladies match and their ambitions for the […]

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Richard Keys has treated the West Ham fans to another dose of Sam creeping on his personal blog. The shamed former Sky Sports presenter – kicked out with his buddy Andy Gray for sexism – just can’t bear what’s happening at West Ham without time and again dragging his mate into the equation. Earlier in […]

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Sak’s back and in my world that means anything is possible. Yes of course we have Payet and I really do understand but with the club’s Number One striker up front even the main man becomes a far better player. This has been repeated several times but after his goalscoring return against Everton at the […]

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The Mirror’s Darren Lewis tonight makes his first appearance in the ClaretandHugh Interview section of MooreThanJustAPodcast. Darren – a Fleet Street pal of ClaretandHugh founding editor Hugh Southon – supplied CandH with his first exclusive blog earlier today which can be seen here http://www.claretandhugh.info/irons-win-at-everton-changed-everything/ The Mirror’s West Ham correspondent is interviewed by associate editor Sean Whetstone and […]

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Guest Post from Geo from Hammers Chat West Ham Ladies have sold more than treble their record attendance in tickets purchased already for tomorrow night at the Boleyn Ground lights. Tickets can still be bought at https://sales.webticketmanager.com/default.aspx?companyid=1307 £5 adults and £1 child. We need as much support as possible, the Premier League South record is by Brighton […]

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The Olympic Stadium running track is being ripped up to make way for a new running track. The London 2012 track is being replaced with a brand new blue surface, laid in time for the two world championships taking place at the former Olympic Stadium. Londoner Olympic hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton and Paralympic and reigning world […]

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Adrian’s penalty save against Romelu Lukaku was the pivotal moment of a game which saw the Irons stage a remarkable comeback on Saturday. And whilst it was a very poor spot kick, Adrian had put in the homework which ensured he kept the big fella at bay and helped build the platform for a magificent […]

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West Ham Chairman, David Gold has taken to social media to update West Ham fans on injury news ahead of Sunday’s FA cup quarter final clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Gold claims Victor Moses, Enner Valencia, Winston Reid and Joey O’Brien should all be fit and available for selection by Slaven Bilic on […]

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The Mirror’s Darren Lewis always gives the Irons the credit they deserve. We witnessed that last week when he made the Irons v Spurs game all about us rather than follow the others who decided to report on “what’s gone wrong with Spurs.” We are delighted he has given ClaretandHugh this exclusive blog in which he declares: […]

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Former Premier League referee, Graham Poll says Everton’s penalty against Adrian should have been re-taken because he moved off his line twice before the ball was kicked but he admits this law is often overlooked in the Premier League. He did admit that Kevin Mirallas deserved to be sent off for his two yellow cards. Writing […]

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Slaven Bilic believes life at the top of the Premier League has changed forever! The emergence of the Irons and Leicester City has raised such expressions as “freak season” and the like but Slav’s having none of that. He said: “I really do believe it is a permanent shift at the top. The big teams […]

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West Ham fans have voted the amazing 3-2 comeback victory over Everton the best of the season. Close to 1,000 ClaretandHugh readers have been voting in the poll since the final whistle blew on the astonishing match which finally saw us claw our way to three points against the the man Toffees. And despite famous […]

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If West Ham were to finish in the top four this season it could be worth another £35 million to the club.. Finishing fourth position in the Premier League would earn the Hammers an extra £10 million in merit payments after taking £11m for their twelfth place finish last season. That would jump massively to […]

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It was the most extraordinary comeback we’ve seen in years. The mighty Hammers – dead and buried apparently – rose and grabbed a victory right out of the throat of defeat and showed themselves a team that really may be capable of anything. Here’s what ClaretandHugh Facebook members have been saying at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O We got […]

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Row Z is back after a week off. Hammers Chat front man Gonzo brings you Row Z, the weekly news bulletin based on news published first in ClaretandHugh over the last seven days. The excitement in the Hammers air is clear as we cover all the top news from inside the Boleyn after a  hat-trick […]

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  Hammers Chat top man Gonzo makes his written word CandH debut and – quite frankly – takes Shearer, Lawrenson, Keown and Co to the cleaners – READ ON!     So once again it seems the Match of The Day team can barely bring themselves to to admit that we’re pushing for the top […]

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